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The pile of bodies burned bright and with constant pops and crackles. Its flames were perfectly reflected in the irises of the small wide-eyed }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7361112\charrsid8260364 
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 she said as yet another tear rolled down her cheek, smudging the bits of ash that clung there.
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The sizzling started again now that new flesh was exposed to the hungry blaze.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7361112\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 
\ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10422971\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 She remembered the sizzling. In the beginning, while they were still throwing bodies into the fire, she had been 
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\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 As ghastly and shocking as it all had been in sight, the sounds were so familiar. The small pops and cracks, the soft thrum of many eager flames trying to fly off\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 into the sky, were just like those she remembered from the camping trip she had taken with her family last year. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14563227\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
And the many other sounds had not been unlike the ones she had heard when her daddy cooked steaks on the grill.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13594119\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  }{
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es that had brought her out of her hiding place, each like a small thread of hope that her mommy and daddy might still be out there to carry her away. Mommy would lick her finger and wipe the smudges off her cheek like she always had, and Daddy would kiss
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 of the mass. Even without hair or eyes, she knew it was them. Horror was not something she had ever experienced. Neither was the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid861077\charrsid8260364 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 fathomless helplessness and sorrow that came soon after. So the three monsters burned her from the inside out, much like the v\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
ery flames she stared at. And all that was left of her was the smallest thread of consciousness without sanity, as the tears kept rolling down her cheek.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13594119\charrsid8260364 

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 she called to the charred corpse on the top right. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15414889\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 The blaze answered with another pop, and 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 the corpse\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 s hand drop}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16581457\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ped}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15414889\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  down and lolled.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16678570\charrsid8260364 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15414889\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
That was all it took. She could see her daddy now. He was calling her. He was alive and he was going to take her and Mommy home!
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 She got up and dusted off her small yellow dress like a good girl. Her Mommy would b\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 e angry if her dress was dirty.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 When she looked up she could see her mommy too, standing next to Daddy}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid11620865\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
; both of them calling her. The fire was hot, but she could hear her daddy telling to be strong and keep going.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid526805\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 KJD.7.13}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7733415 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  \hich\f31506 \endash \loch\f31506  WC}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7349586 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  600}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid526805\charrsid8260364 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16390130\charrsid8260364 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 We\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 ve got a little girl\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 in the pile! She\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 s still moving. Someone get me a fire blanket!\'94\loch\f31506  a strong voice yelled. The small girl }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9064410\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 was barely conscious, murmuring softly and incomprehensibly. The}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3045473\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  old}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9064410\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 man who found her quickly pulled her out of the fire and began patting the flames t\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 o extinguish them. The fire had eaten }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3610419\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 most of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9064410\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
the girl\hich\f31506 \rquote }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3610419\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s yellow dress and singed her once smooth skin. She couldn\hich\f31506 \rquote 
\loch\f31506 t have been in the fire for much longer than eight minutes. Her hair was mostly gone at this point, only a few tufts remaining.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid526805\charrsid8260364 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3610419\charrsid8260364 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Mikael!\'94\loch\f31506  so}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3045473\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 me\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 one shouted from behind the old}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3610419\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  man. He turned around and snatched the fire blanket out of}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10304557\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  the air with one muscular arm, and then he quickly and deftly wrapped the girl, leaving her just enough space to breathe. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 
\ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3610419\charrsid8260364 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3045473\charrsid8260364 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 Be careful with her. Pu\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
t her with the other survivors,\'94\loch\f31506  Mikael said flatly, gently handing the girl over to the young man who had brought him the fire blanket. He gave a quick nod and jogged back to the rescue vehicle in the distance, the girl\hich\f31506 
\rquote \loch\f31506 s legs bouncing limply in the blan\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 k\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 et. 
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Mikael turned back to examine the giant mound of corpses and ash. He grimaced at the stench of burning flesh. It seemed no matter how}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8140174\charrsid8260364 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  much you were around it, death always smelled awful. Such is the life, he thought grimly. His grizzly grey hair and b
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 eard were covered in soot. Everywhere he looked, the land was blackened by death. The bastards hadn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
t left anything unburned. It was just like what they did to Carthage a week ago. Carthage didn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t have the same smell as this city though. No, this city sme\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 l
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 led much worse.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3045473\charrsid8260364 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8260364\charrsid8260364 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Mikael!\'94\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
 another voice called out to him, a light feminine voice. Mikael turned to face his daughter Leanne. Her blue uniform and short amber hair were blackened by the soot too. \'93\loch\f31506 We\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
ve searched the entire city. We were only able to find a\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  handful of survivors. Although, we\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 re not sure if we\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
ll be able to save all of them,\'94\loch\f31506  she looked away at that as if to hide from her father\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 s disappointed gaze.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6298764 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Mikael heaved a heavy sigh through his face mask, and looked up at the twin moons. They were e\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
ven brighter this time of year, aiding the illumination of the ubiquitous scene of death probably more so than the damned flames.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Tell everyone to get ready to move out,\'94\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506  Mikael ordered, \'93\loch\f31506 There\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
s nothing more we can do here. Make sure the survivors are ge\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 tting adequate medical attention.\'94
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Yes, sir!\'94\loch\f31506  Leanne saluted quickly and ran back to carry out her orders. Mikael frowned. He wished that there was more he could do for these people, but he just didn
\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t have the power. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5200648 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He gazed momentarily at the burning m\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
ound of corpses once more and began to hobble back toward the rescue vehicle. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6298764 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5200648 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
He was about thirty meters from the rest of the recue team when he heard the high pitch whistling sound coming from behind him. Mikael quickly turned around and looked to the sk\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
y. Amidst all of the smoke, there was a glowing red dot plummeting toward the ground. Mikael\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
s eyes widened in sudden realization and fear gripped and choked him like a snake. He was just barely able to shout a warning to the others when the bomb st}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13836152 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 r}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5200648 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 uck th\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
e ground. The explosion was massive. A billowing cloud of dust sprang from the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7349586 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
site of the impact, accompanied by a thunderous roar that echoed in the air. Mikael didn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t have time to turn back and run. He could only watch as the giant shrapnel hurtled towa\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
rd him.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5200648 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid97427 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 PB.7.14 \hich\f31506 \endash \loch\f31506  WC}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16404666 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  745}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid97427 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6376965 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
He knew it was over for him. The thought came suddenly to the forefront of his mind and clung there. He was going to die, and there was nothing he could do about it. At first he was afraid, as was only natural for any creature faci
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ng death, but what surprised him most was how quickly that fear left him. The thought of death was not something all creatures consciously thought about or dwelt }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid12350898 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 on;}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6376965 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 nonetheless it was something they all knew, instinctively. From bird to hu\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
man, nothing was as foolish as to think itself immortal. That its existence would always be there, and therefore mistakes did not matter. Our imminent death was what made our choices important, and that\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
s what made every moment of life so }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8417513 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 treasurable}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6376965 .
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid97427 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6376965 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Mika\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 el}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid290823 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  closed his eyes and}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8417513 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  spent his last second }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid290823 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 taking advantage of his }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7039682 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 adrenaline-}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid290823 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 heightened speed of thought, pondering }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8417513 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 about those choices he had made.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6376965 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8417513 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 After his wife had died during labor, Leanne had been the most precious thing in the world to him. From 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 the second he had seen her as a newborn babe, his life had changed and every decision he had made thereafter had been with her at the top of his priorities. And he was proud of how she had turned out. 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15097170 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Ever since she could walk she had tried to become more\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 and more like him. Her favorite toys as a little girl had been a hammer and saw. By the time she was 13 she had learned almost everything he knew and had taught her. Despite being the spitting image of her mother, with that wild amber hair she loved to t
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 r\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 im short, she had the stubborn drive of her father}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8795085 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
; always insisting that there was always a solution given the right tools and smiling regardless of the situation.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15097170 
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 It wasn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t until recently that her spirits had darkened}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid8795085 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
. But who could blame her, considerin\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 g the recent events. This village was the third this week they\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
d tried to rescue, but by the time they arrived the scene was always the same: mounds of bodies piled up, and burning, none left alive, and no signs of many valuables being stolen, save for fo\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 o
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 d. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15097170 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5127340 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Ever since Leanne had helped out at the first village, she hadn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 
t been the same. At first she had cried for hours, in anger and in sadness, screaming about the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7039682 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 atrocity}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 
\ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5127340 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . He had told her, almost ordered her to go back home. She didn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t need to see all th\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
is. But she had set herself to this task like everything else she did. The grim determination etched on her face, and he hadn\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 t seen her smile since. 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid290823 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 If he could just see her smile once more\'85
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2629635 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  turned as quick as he dared, ignoring}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid662155 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  the ringing in his ear\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s and opened his eyes. He }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 wanted just one more look at his}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid662155 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  little girl
\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 s face.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid290823 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid662155 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 But what he saw took him more unawares than the bomb had.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 A bright blue light was emanating from near the emergency carriages, about ten feet from the ground, illu}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 minating a large area around it.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid662155 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 As he looked around, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7039682 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 everyone else started to notice}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  also. They stood up from their huddle}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7039682 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 d}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 positions and shelters to get a better look. There were some gasps and small muttered prayers as the reality of it took hold. Small\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 particles, the same blue as the light, but deeper, floated around inside the dome in had created around them, seeming to pay no mind to solid things, and simply floating thr}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ough anything they came across, and as one passed by his face he caught the scent \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
of electrified air, much like that one smells right before a light}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7039682 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 n}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ing storm.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 And that\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 s when he remembered. The bomb.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He turned quickly to look behind at the explosion that, not a minute ago, had been about to kill them all}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid274912 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 The }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6838067 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
once }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 flying debris was}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6838067 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  no\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 w}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  floating at the edge of the light}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid6838067 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . Some of it lay on the ground, while some was still in the air, hanging lazily amidst the light.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10703524 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1669720 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Look!\'94\loch\f31506  someone behind him yelled.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 His head snapped around, and gazed at the middle of the light. Just a few seconds ago it\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 had been too bright to look directly at, but now it seemed to be fading and he could make out a shape inside the glowing orb that seemed to be the center of this phenomenon.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16404666 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  It was a small bundle, tightly wrapped in cloth, and about the size of a child.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1669720 

\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2454356 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2454356 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 KJD.7.14 }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15610093 
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \endash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2454356 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  WC}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid5988774 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  660}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2454356 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15610093 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
Mikael turned back again, marveling at the debris that hung in the air. The shrapnel that was flying toward was only about five meters away, the sharp, pointed end aimed directly at his abdomen. What was holding all of it back? Some kind 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 of particle force field? The little blue flecks of what looked like dust moved slowly in and upward diagonal direction. Entranced, Mikael reached forward with his hand to touch the field. His finger barely touched}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14685913 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  a grouping of the blue particles and a fel\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
t as though an electric pulse coursed throughout his entire body. His muscles quaked spasmodically from the shock and his arm was thrust back into his body by some powerful kinetic force. The pain was intense as two of his ribs were cracked by his own arm
.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Grunting and grimacing from the pain, Mikael stared at the particle field in bewilderment. His arm hung by his side now, broken by the impact; however, there was no pain in his arm. 
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 The sound of yet another whistle in the distance made Mikael suddenly re\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 member what was happening. He began a hurriedly hobbling back to the rescue carriage. 
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16337673 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Everyone get moving!\'94\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
 Mikael yelled as loudly as he could, trying to be heard over the whistling. The shock had weakened his voice slightly. \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
We need to get out of here now! Make sure all of the survivors are secured and be ready to ride out as fast as possible!\'94\loch\f31506  Why the hell were they hitting this city again? 
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Mikael finally reached the steel-plated rescue carriage, so called for its physical r\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 esemblance to old horse-drawn carriages, and was met by one of his subordinates.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 Sir, the girl you rescued from the fire \hich\f31506 \endash \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506  she,\'94\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506  the young man faltered, \'93\loch\f31506 She\hich\f31506 \rquote 
\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 s glowing!\'94
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 We don\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 t have time to worry about that right now!\'94\loch\f31506  Mikael partially shouted. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16337673 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 I have \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 to remain calm}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16337673 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , he thought. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Is everyone ready to move?\'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16337673 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 We\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 re almost, sir. We can\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 
t find the Lieutenant.\'94
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Leanne}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14449240 ,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Mikael thought suddenly fearing the worst. What would he do now? He snapped his head to the side at the sounds of more explosions and whistl
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 es. The particle field seemed to be protecting them for now. But how long would it last? }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15610093 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
Moving away from the carriage, Mikael searched frantically for any sign of Leanne. His hair stood up on the back of his neck in utter terror. He was gritting his teet\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
h and completely ignoring the pain of his broken ribs.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13056013 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  He called her name desperately, ignoring the broken ribs stabbing his lungs.
}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13056013 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
Was she outside of the particle}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7035091 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  field when the explosion hit? }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7035091 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 No, please, oh god dammit, no!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13056013 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13056013 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He heard the young men in the c\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
arriage calling for him. Leanne was nowhere to be found. Defeated, and suddenly drained of energy, Mikael hobbled back toward the carriage, stifling a tear.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3549349 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13056013 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Hurry Captain!\'94\loch\f31506 
 he heard one of his men shout. He was pulled into the carriage and laid flat. One \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 of the doctors on the carriage took a moment to examine his chest.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Moving out now, sir!\'94\loch\f31506  the driver called to the back.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Wait!\'94\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506  Mikael coughed, \'93\loch\f31506 You\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 re going to have to wait for the field to drop. We can\hich\f31506 \rquote 
\loch\f31506 t pass through it until it\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 s down.\'94\loch\f31506  Mikael glanced \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
to his right to see the little girl, still wrapped in the fire blanket. She was still glowing but not nearly as brightly as before.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid12017147 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Sir, I think the field is started to fade,\'94\loch\f31506  the driver said several moments later.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 Approach the edge. We ride back to HQ \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 at full speed as soon as it\hich\f31506 \rquote \loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 s down,\'94\loch\f31506 
 Mikael commanded. With that the carriage set slowly into motion. The vehicle bumped uncomfortably over debris and, presumably, the dead. They had been moving for just over a minute when Mikael noticed the girl stopped 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 g\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 lowing.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\loch\f31506 \hich\f31506 Moving out now, Captain!\'94\loch\f31506 
 the driver shouted, and pushed the carriage into full gear. And then just outside another bomb struck the ground, and the carriage was launched upward into the air.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13782078 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 PB.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 7.16 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \endash 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  WC}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid12807070 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  713}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs24\ul\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13782078 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14818966 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14818966 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 
\emdash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14818966 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 up! \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Captain!\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Get up!
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid13782078 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid14818966 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Mikael blinked open his eyes, his head pounding. 
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 What hap\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \emdash \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 We have to move, sir, quickly, before another one\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \emdash \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 This time the explosion wasn\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 t as close, but the sound was deafening. Understanding rushed into him almost as fast a
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s the adrenaline did.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid407211 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Years of experience, helped along \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 by the sudden rush of energy let him d
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 rink \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 in his surroundings in seconds.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 The first blast had almost hit the vehicle dead on. It\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s impact had peeled away the metal shell of the carriage and left a man siz\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
ed gash on the broad side, but j\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 udging \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 by the looks o\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
f the inside, and primarily the fact that most everyone inside was still alive, the shrapnel from the explosion hadn\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 t pene\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
trated the armor enough \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 to cause the occupants harm.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1519058 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 But it had hit with enough force to turn the vehicle on it\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s side.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid407211 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1519058 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 While the driver was still recovering}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid4589309 ,}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1519058 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Mika}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid4589309 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
el searched for the girl amidst the debris of medical supplies and }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3028772 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 weapons}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid4589309 .}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1519058 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3028772 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 There. Near the front\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  seat\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , s
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 till wrapped in the e}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10835772 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 mergency blanket.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3028772 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10835772 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He sh\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ook the driver, screaming at him\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  to 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 get outside, distant }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16652750 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 bombardments}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10835772 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  resounding in the background.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 The man did as ordered as he turned to
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  retrieve the girl.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 She wasn\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 t heavy at all, but getting her out through the hole without cutting her on the torn metal put more strain on}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid7437957 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  his cracked ribs than he thought he could bare. \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
Miraculously, he managed to push her out, and then himself, withou\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 t passing out from the pain.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15290049 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 His wounds were starting to ache more and more as he felt the sudden rush of energy ebb from his body.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16465652\charrsid16465652 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Leanne.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16465652 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He moved quickly \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 across\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 the road leading out from the village, hardly aware of his sur\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 roundings}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1729757 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , the girl once again}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3810527 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  in his arms}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16465652 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . Glimpses of other overturned carriages flashed in his}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1729757 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  peripherals. He sprinted around the cr\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ater the missile\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  had left\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
, almost tripping over the chunks of road it had strewn about.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16465652 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3628876 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Leanne!? Leanne! Where are you?\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94,
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  he shouted}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16001317 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , looking around \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 frantically}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid3628876 .
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16652750 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Another }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10712491 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 strike. Distant, but it\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s thunder could be clearly heard.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16652750 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16001317 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Dad! \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Over \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
h\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ere!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15140823 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid16001317 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  her v\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 oice rang out \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 across\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 the din of the battery.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10712491 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 By this point Mikael\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s feet carried him 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 over to her on their own accord. It was all he could do to remain \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 conscious.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 L\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 eanne was tending to the \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 wreckage\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  of one of their emergency vehicles. This one }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10712491 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 had }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10712491 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
been hit directly}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15086708 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
, its passengers never standing a chance against such accuracy. There was a man in her arms, his hair matted with blood and one leg pinned undernea\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 th the twisted metal.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 His chest was rising and falling, but even as Mikael approached \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 he saw his breaths beco\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 me shallower\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  and more irregular.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid10712491 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15086708 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Dad, help me get him out}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9767121 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . It\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s crushing him, \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 but 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 he can make it if\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  we can lift it off. If we ca\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 n just\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \emdash \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 
\'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid15086708 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9767121 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 This\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  time the \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 blast was much closer. 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 It\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s effect }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid71031 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 almost }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9767121 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 knocked }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid71031 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 the girl\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  out of Mikael\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
s arms, reminding him that he was still holding her.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid9767121 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid71031 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He looked at his daughter, the distress of being \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 faced with a problem she was 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 unable t\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 o fix clear in her eyes. 
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Leanne, we have to move\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , he tol\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 d her
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  as softly as he could over the sound of the hell breaking loose around them\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 There
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 s nothing we can do for him. We have to get out of the road and away from this village}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2058875 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . Take the girl and head into the \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 fo\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 rest\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 . I
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ll \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 round up what survivors I can and send them your way.\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 
\ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid71031 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2058875 \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 We can save him if we just find a way to move the carriage off!
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 , she answered pleadingly.
\par \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 He put his hand on her shoulder and look\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 ed her straight in the \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 eyes.
\par \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Leanne, you need to listen to me.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  There\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
s no time to argue.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1599903 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Y\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 o\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 u 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 need to get back to our village and tell t\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 he Elden \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 council \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 what happened here.}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2058875 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  If I,\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 he paused for a split second, a slight memory of his previous contemplation of \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 deat\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 h\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  flashing through his mind. 
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 If I don\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 t make it you\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \rquote 
\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 re the only one that can lead everyone else through the woods.\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  Please,\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 
 he almost whispered the last word to her as he pushed the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1599903 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 bundled child into her arms. }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid2058875 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1599903 \hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 She nodded and said, \loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'93\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506 Yes, pappa,
\loch\af31506\dbch\af31505\hich\f31506 \'94\hich\af31506\dbch\af31505\loch\f31506  a tear rolling down her cheek.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af37\afs24 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang9\langfe1033\langnp9\insrsid1599903\charrsid10712491 
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